Gracilaria Pic?

[xtrstangx]

I'm trying to ID a macroalgae that I got off my LR... I think it is gracilaria , but I can't find any good pictures that I can ID off of. Search is down and Google Images is a bunch of like dissected macroalgae pics which don't help at all.

Anyone have a good picture on hand they can post?

 

[mesocosm]

xtrstangx,

I doubt that it's a Gracilaria species that came with your live rock, but it's possible.

Here's a pic of a Hawaiian Gracilaria species in its holding tank ...

HTH ... :thumbsup:

 

[mesocosm]

xtrstangx,

Here's a closeup of some of the same Hawaiian Gracilaria ...

If you haven't come across Algaebase.org, it might prove useful to you in your ID search ...
http//.www.algaebase.org



HTH ... :thumbsup:

 

[xtrstangx]

Ah nope, not gracilaria... Oh well.

I tried going through algaebase.org but I couldn't find it in the thumbnail gallery (I only got like 1/10th of the way through).

Oh well.. I'll try to get a pic so I can get one of you guys to ID it.

 

[shaw]

What are the requirements for gracilaria? high light, low light, flow, etc?
thanks
shawn